Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Akon‘s “Lonely” music video is the latest addition to YouTube’s Billion Views Club. It’s his third to reach the milestone on the ...

Earlier this month, a new music video from Akon appeared on YouTube, marking a rare resurfacing for the silky-voiced singer. Far from the strip-clubs-and-sports-cars milieu that characterized much of ...

Music mogul Akon is taking some heat for defending fellow artist Kanye West after he praised evil dictator Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. The Senegalese-born artist was queried by “Sky News” anchor Anna ...

Akon has earned success and topped the charts since his breakout single, 'Locked Up,' was released in 2004, and his music videos have added to his popularity. 'Locked Up,' the debut Akon video, ...

Superstars Akon and Pitbull, unite in historic collab and release today the official video for "TE QUIERO AMAR" (I WANT TO LOVE YOU). Available on all physical and digital platforms today via Akonik ...

Akon is a man with a plan to make the world a better place. The R&B sensation is using his celebrity in the best way possible, teaming up with DJ Hardwerk and Shell Gasoline to drop the uplifting new ...

Last summer, the singer Akon announced that Akon City – the ‘real-life Wakanda’ that he planned to build on ...

Akon said the music video for one of Michael Jackson’s songs was a huge inspiration to him. The “Don’t Matter” singer revealed he became very close to Jackson toward the end of the King of Pop’s life.

Akon was born Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam on April 16, 1973 (now age 50) in St. Louis, Missouri, to Mor Thiam and Kine Gueye Thiam. His father, Mor Thiam, is a Senegalese percussionist who has ...

While Akon and Ne-Yo are currently on their joint 'Nights Like This' world tour, concerts goers in London were left baffled ...